Paul Pogba, the former Manchester United midfielder, has played down Sir Alex
Ferguson's renowned hairdryer treatment by claiming he is more likely to
share a joke than pour scorn on his team.

Pogba, a France under-20 international, fell out with Ferguson during new contract talks last season and refused to sign a new deal, deciding to move to Juventus rather than continue his education at Old Trafford.

That move was finalised in July and Ferguson could not resist firing a parting shot at the midfielder who claimed he had become frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at Manchester United.

Pogba is enjoying life in Italy and has scored two goals in six games since joining the Italian champions in the off season, hence his kind words on Ferguson.

“He is kind of relaxed and he’s a guy who likes to laugh in the dressing room," he told Tuttosport:

“Of course you see him on TV all serious, but knows how to be in the dressing room."